Applications

RheTech's comprehensive product line provides excellent material options and solutions across a broad spectrum of applications. RheTech’s modified polypropylene materials are found in a wide variety of Automotive & Transportation applications as well as in many Consumer and Industrial products. We strive to understand our customer’s needs and the requirements of the application so we can deliver unique solutions and leverage the breadth of our application and material knowledge. RheTech brings forth the best material options, regardless of the final application.

The RheTech Difference: Application Driven • Broad Product Line • Choices and Solutions

RheTech Product Line

• BG: Blow Molding Grade Polypropylene Compound
• CC: Calcium Carbonate Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds
• EG: Extrusion Grade Polypropylene Compounds
• F: Mineral / Glass Fiber Co-Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds
• FR: Flame Retardant Polypropylene Compounds
• FT: Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) Compounds
• G & GC: Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds
• HP: High Performance Unfilled and Mineral Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds
• M: Mica Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds
• P: Unfilled Polypropylene Compounds
• RC: Recycled Content Polypropylene Compounds
• T: Talc Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds

Applications - Consumer and Industrial

Product Features: RheTech’s range of modified polypropylene technology coupled with the capabilities of RheTech Colors provides a broad offering of materials and possibilities to address requirements for part strength, functionality, aesthetics, processability and cost across many market segments and applications. Additionally, we are developing applications for wood-reinforced polypropylene compounds.

Product Types: RheTech products include neat polypropylene, mineral filled, co-reinforced, glass fiber reinforced, and TPO compounds. Options for product performance include natural or pre-colored compounds, UV stability, flame retardancy, UL, FDA and/or NSF.

Applications: RheTech products are used across many market/application segments including:

• Lawn & Garden
• Tools
• Furniture
• Sport & Recreation
• Housewares
• Packaging
• Construction
• Electrical
• Pool & Spa

Applications - Automotive & Transportation – Vehicle Interior

Features & Benefits: RheTech’s diverse product offering of modified polypropylene provides options to address performance requirements across the entire interior of the vehicle.

For interior trim and appearance-structural applications RheTech’s high impact polypropylene compounds and TPO products feature excellent scratch and mar resistance, low gloss and colorability to provide excellent surface quality and consistency while meeting demanding strength, impact and part weight requirement

RheTech’s glass fiber reinforced polypropylene compounds and high strength TPO materials enable replacement of higher cost engineering resins in structural applications such as IP carriers, door & grip assist handle cores and load floors.

Our range of modified polypropylene compounds provide cost-effective alternatives for functional applications in electrical, air management and cargo applications.

Applications:

• Cockpit:
  • IP Carrier & Cover
  • Consoles
  • Steering Shroud
  • Glove box & Knee Bolster
  • HVAC Components & Ducting
  • Fuse & Junction Boxes & Covers
• Door Systems:
  • Door Panels & Trim
  • Structural Door Modules
  • Map Pockets & Speaker Grilles
  • Handles & Grips
• Seating Systems:
  • Seat Backs & Trim
• Interior Trim:
  • A,B,C Pillar Covers
  • Rear Tray/Shelf
• Cargo Management:
  • Luggage Boxes
  • Load Floor

Applications - Automotive & Transportation – Vehicle Exterior

Features & Benefits: RheTech’s broad modified polypropylene product portfolio provides the user many options and opportunities to address most requirements for the vehicle’s exterior.

Our UV Stable, Modified-Polypropylene and TPO grades address ever-increasing requirements for weatherability, toughness, scratch and mar resistance. These products are offered in natural color, general purpose black as well as color-matched compounds.

RheTech’s family of paintable TPO offer low thermal expansion, excellent paint adhesion, and the proper balance of impact resistance and stiffness to achieve part physical performance as well as excellent fit, finish and integration with vehicle body work.

RheTech’s family of fiberglass reinforced polypropylene compounds provide options to address demanding structural requirements in bumper, energy management systems, bracketing and support systems requiring strength and a high degree of durability.

Applications:

• Side Claddings & Moldings
• Rocker Panels/Sill Sides
• Step Pads
• Rail Covers
• Roof Racks
• Fascias
• Grille Components
• Cowl Tray/Screens
• Brackets
• Wheel Liners

Applications - Automotive & Transportation – Vehicle Under Hood

Features & Benefits: RheTech’s portfolio of polypropylene compounds for structural, semi- structural and functional applications address a broad range of cost/performance requirements under the vehicle hood. Our mineral and mineral-glass, co-reinforced polypropylene compounds provide excellent tensile & impact properties with good shrink and warp control as well as the chemical resistance required for functional applications under the hood.

For structural applications requiring high strength, toughness and impact properties with creep control and durability, RheTech’s selection of short and long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene compounds offer the user cost-effective options to achieve performance goals versus other materials of construction.

Applications:

• Functional Parts:
  • Fan Shrouds
  • Battery Box/Trays
  • Air Cleaner/Housings
  • Ducting
  • Canisters
  • Fuse Boxes/Electrical Housings
  • Lamp Housings
• Structural:
  • Front End Modules
  • GOR's
  • Fender Carriers